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Ten reasons why mock audits should be part of quality strategy
Sandy Domingos-Shipley CQP MCQI, creator and Managing Director of The Systems Link, makes the case for staging mock audits.

Embracing failure as a quality professional
Kevin Newey CQP MCQI, Head of Quality at Graphcore, explains why quality professionals should embrace failure rather than fear it.

UKAS accredits first organisation in the UK for forensic cell site analysis
IntaForensic Ltd secures UKAS accreditation to undertake forensic cell site analysis activities to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025.

Supporting climate change with audit and assurance
Climate change is a focal point for organisations around the globe and audit has a key role to play in ensuring businesses embrace the challenge. Gillian Karran-Cumberlege, Head of Board Advisory and co-founder, Fidelio Partners, explains why.

The auditing dilemma
Should auditors focus more on human behaviour and how could this be measured? Ian Rosam, Chief Product Officer at DeepFathom explains why this question is key.

Recruitment problems? It starts with the advert
With 67% of respondents to the CQI’s Workforce Insight research saying they had struggled to recruit for quality and audit roles, it has never been more important for job adverts to hit their target. Mark Walsh CQP MCQI, an IRCA lead auditor and director at Q-Sys Solutions, highlights some common pitfalls, and how to avoid them.

ISO 9004:2018 – little known but highly useful
Carew Hatherley, Managing Director of IT consulting company IQM Group, examines how the scoring system of ISO 9004 can be used for a different style of reporting or analysis.

Digital transformation and quality management – What are the relations?
Digital transformation is a term increasingly used in everyday life. But how is it connected with quality management? Galina Robertsone, Quality Manager for the Baltics region at HAVI Logistics, explains.

What role does data play in ensuring quality?
Poornima Ramaswamy, Chief Transformation Officer of business analytics platform Qlik, outlines the important role played by real-time data in ensuring quality in production.

Navigating the rocky road ahead
The European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditors has published its annual Risk in Focus report. What are the topics of concern for internal auditors, and how can they support their organisations in key risk areas?